Highways asset management Our European capabilities and experience
Lifecycle asset management Our specialist asset management and whole life costing services maximise asset portfolio value, create lasting partnerships and turn challenges into new opportunities. We work with our economic and financial experts to assess the whole life costs from design to maintenance, through to decommissioning Parsons Brinckerhoff delivers best practice solutions to enhance the lifecycle value and management of our highways infrastructure and soft estate. We combine design and maintenance experience with specialist strategy and planning, asset engineering, and complementary data and systems expertise. Our operational, management and systems experience has been strengthened through the acquisition of the asset management specialist, Chris Britton Consultancy. With a breadth of asset management expertise spanning the highways, rail and power sectors, we are able to bring the latest thinking and best practice to the range of services offered to our highways clients. Partnering success We have a strong team working culture, transferring knowledge from our UK and international projects. This coordinated knowledge pool ensures our advice is pragmatic, tailored and suitable for a national, regional and local asset context. Challenging environment Our clients operate in challenging financial environments. This is expected to continue as the Government and local authorities seek optimum value from their investments. We work with our economic and financial experts to assess the whole life costs from design to maintenance, through to decommissioning. Delivery To deliver our clients requirements, we draw on our experience of both the public and private highways sectors. We operate throughout the UK as well as internationally, recognising that our clients need a local tailored service. International experts are brought in as needed to assist with complex issues. Specialist services We offer our clients individual core specialisms as well as our one stop shop lifecycle capability across design, maintenance and operations. We specialise in: Asset strategy, management and planning Asset engineering Asset data and systems
Asset strategy, management and planning Parsons Brinckerhoff provides high level strategic advisory services to a range of clients, particularly those involved in managing, maintaining and operating highway networks. We bridge the gap between design and maintenance, theory and operational practice, and client and contractor perspectives to deliver creative, innovative solutions We combine our understanding of management consultancy best practice with a wealth of practical and specialist experience of road maintenance, management and operation. This allows us to deliver real and sustainable business case improvements for our clients in the UK and across Europe. Parsons Brinckerhoff provides objective, up to date advice and recommendations. We are represented on industry best practice groups, including HTMA, RCMG, ISO 55000 and PAS 55. We also have a comprehensive awareness of operational and maintenance constraints from working with numerous national road administrations. Asset management certification We are PAS 55 Endorsed Assessors and IAM Corporate Members. We have helped national and regional public and private sector clients on their asset management journey with PAS 55 gap analyses and assessments, certification assessments and ongoing surveillance audits. Our technical understanding of our clients business enables us to work collaboratively but also independently of the operational organisation we assess. What we can offer and our experience Strategic reviews and the development of policy, strategies and standards for the DfT, Highways Agency and European clients, including ISO 55000, Eurocodes, DMRB and ITS technical standards Asset programme management for the Highways Agency, local authorities and maintaining contractors such as the M25 DBFO for Connect Plus ISO 55001/PAS 55 gap analyses, organisational and performance reviews and certifications for network owners, operators and maintainers Assisting local authorities in all stages of developing and embedding of asset strategies, business cases and management plans (HAMP/TAMPs) for clients such as LB Hounslow PFI and LB Barking & Dagenham Asset valuations for local authority highway networks (following CIPFA guidance where applicable), including LB Brent and Leicester City Highway maintenance plans and other management documents for local authority clients Service level development and options appraisals for asset portfolios PAS 55 gap analysis, pre-assessment and certification audits, for Highways Agency Area 4 and 10 contracts Asset management training and workshops to support the definition of appropriate service standards
Asset engineering We offer a complete range of asset expertise, including pavement engineering, drainage, lighting, structures and geotechnical engineering. Our role and profile in the pavement engineering field gives us a unique perspective which we can transfer into our consultancy services to provide clients with the latest advice Our engineering teams deliver innovative whole life asset solutions, through their research and development of standards and specifications to support local authority and strategic network clients. Our maintenance engineering knowledge is continuously enhanced as we support key operators and maintainers of highway assets. Projects include the M25 DBFO, A30/A50/M1A1 DBFOs, the Highways Agency ASC contracts currently for Areas 4 and 10, and via TranServ in Scotland. We complement these specialist areas with in-house expertise in environmental engineering, ecology and landscape architecture. Pavement engineering As the largest single funded asset, the whole life optimisation of pavements is the key challenge for any network portfolio. Our pavement engineering experts are continuously developing effective and practical ways to optimise carriageway and footway maintenance treatments. We understand the structural behaviour, material properties, service loads and environmental effects that affect pavement design and performance. Typical of our pavement engineering experience is our support to Connect Plus on the M25 DBFO, where we have provided senior pavement asset engineers to manage the 30 year lifecycle. It also includes the development and implementation of pavement innovations such as single night bay replacements and fine milling on concrete pavements, as well as analytical designs for strategic road networks. What we can offer and our experience Pavement lifecycle programme development, for example for the M25 DBFO Analytical pavement designs and preparing departures from DMRB standards for effective road treatment solutions Pavement evaluation and material failure investigations such as for the M25 and other DBFOs, Highways Agency ASC contracts and local authority solutions Specifying and commissioning of pavement, drainage, structures and lighting surveys and analysis and interpretation of survey data Detailed maintenance designs and specifications for pavements, drainage, structures and lighting assets Materials advice and specification, including access to testing UKAS laboratories Bespoke engineering solutions to support highway PFI/PPI contracts Individual and cross asset maintenance modelling using deterioration models
Asset data and systems Parsons Brinckerhoff provides asset management system solutions to clients ranging from the Highways Agency and its providers, local authorities and specialist software companies. We ensure that data and systems work together to support the delivery of highquality road networks We provide strategic toolkits through to practical onsite mobile inventory/condition survey solutions to deliver practical and cost effective solutions for asset management practitioners and operating companies. A key attribute is bringing innovative ideas and techniques to the market. Underpinning the delivery of our system approach is our awareness of the criticality of high quality network data within maintenance commissions. We provide practical processes and procedures that enable asset group data and systems to work together. What we can offer Independent asset system procurement and integration Bespoke program development and asset management Visual inspection UKPMS surveys (mobile data solutions) Data cleansing and system maintenance Asset models; pavement, street lighting, network deterioration and network risk PFI/DBFO whole life modelling BIM/LiDAR, operations and data management Systems and data solutions Operational use of LiDAR data Our practical delivery of 3D data solutions enables highway maintenance staff to reduce the need to visit sites, with resulting benefits in safety, cost and time. Asset image recognition and data accessibility also allows for off-site measurements and integration with scheme design solutions. Street lighting 1for1 programme Our development of this innovative modelling tool has allowed local authorities to analyse whole network lighting options at a component classification level for all road geometries, including minimising energy and carbon. UKPMS mobile survey software We have developed the Site Asset UKPMS tool to carry out interactive mobile asset inventories and inspections. The software allows for CVI, DVI and FNS survey capture as well as programming of safety defects. National standards Our professionals have a working knowledge of national standards and best practice in asset management and highway asset systems with extensive experience of implementing them. This combined team offers a complete data and systems lifecycle solution.
Working in partnership We pride ourselves on our ability to work closely alongside our clients to fully understand their business and their required outcomes so that we can develop appropriate solutions. Our clients benefit from this creative approach at several levels: whether auditing current practice, researching new methods, developing policies and practice or modelling economic scenarios. We work in partnership with you to turn your challenges into new and creative opportunities. In this people-oriented industry, our professionals provide a personal and highly effective service. We want to help make a difference to the way you deliver your business. We are committed to the continued development of our staff. As the pace of change within the industry has increased over recent years, we keep up to date with the latest developments and emerging technologies across all asset groups.
www.pbworld.com Parsons Brinckerhoff at a glance Parsons Brinckerhoff is a global leader in the development of infrastructure around the world. We have approximately 14,000 employees dedicated to meeting the needs of clients and communities around the world. Clients come to us for a wide range of advice, skills and resources in strategic consulting, programme management, planning, design, construction management and operations. Over the last 125 years, Parsons Brinckerhoff has earned a distinguished reputation for the delivery of world-class infrastructure in the transportation, power, community development, water and environment sectors. Our collaborative approach has been instrumental in a number of major projects, including the London 2012 Games, the London Overground Programme, Manchester Metrolink, New Tyne Crossing, Northern Hub, Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, East West Interconnector project, Crossrail, and High Speed 2. For a full listing of our offices worldwide, please visit www.pbworld.com. For more information please contact Asset strategy, management and planning James Elliott 44-(0)7837-319143 james.elliott@pbworld.com Asset engineering Barry Nothard 44-(0)7966-895560 barry.nothard@pbworld.com Asset data and systems Mark Oldfield 44-(0)7980-973129 mark.oldfield@pbworld.com This brochure is printed on recycled paper from responsible sources. 06.14